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India's daily COVID 19 tally dipped to its lowest point in almost 2 months.
On Tuesday India recorded 55,000 cases…
Marking a significant 50% drop from its record high in September.
But concerns are being raised about India not testing enough as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Duration: 35 seconds
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A trilateral summit between Japan, South Korea and China will likely not be held this year - as Tokyo says it will not attend due to its bilateral feud with Seoul over compensation for wartime labor. Grace Lee has more.
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South Korea was set to host the summit -
Which has been held about once a year since 2008.
The three countries usually discuss economic cooperation -
As well as regional issues like North Korea.
But according to local media,
Japan has told South Korea that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would not attend -
Unless quote "proper measures" were taken to address its concerns.
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated sharply over the past few years-
Particularly over the issue of Korean labourers forced to work at Japanese firms during Japan's colonial rule.
Grace Lee, Tokyo
Facebook has announced a new policy, banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust.
The social media company has been under pressure to make the change.
Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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It comes after the country's deputy chief medical officer warned that the UK is at a "tipping point."
Holly Hudson has more from London.
US Senators are considering President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Her approval would cement a conservative majority on the country's top court, with just three weeks to go until the presidential election.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The UK's flag carrier airline, British Airways, has announced it's replacing its chief executive.
Alex Cruz, who has been with BA since 2016, will be replaced by Sean Doyle, the boss of the Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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DUR: 44 seconds
Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of fresh violations of the ceasefire brokered by Russia over the weekend. The two countries are engaged in fierce fighting over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Over two hundred servicemen and dozens of civilians have died in the conflict since late September. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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